IntimationsYour charitable prayers are requested for…

Sick: Doreen Briggs, Angela Differ, Baby Noah Edward Preston, Frances Lynch, Janeke Campbell, Noel Brady, Gillian & Janie Martin, Robert Martin, Eileen Reilly, Ted Riley [Canada], Jim Curry, Mae & William Crainie, Margaret Cooper, Denis Honan, Joseph Starkey, Boris Johnson

And for the happy repose of the souls of…

Recently Dead: Helen (born McCarroll) Salih [Seafar, formerly Condorrat], Philip Quinn [Kilsyth, formerly Croy; Funeral Mass without Congregation (streamed live on Parish Facebook Page or Parish Website) at 10am on Tuesday, 14th April; immediate Family only at Graveside later], Stephen Nash (Junior), Maureen Jessica (“Jess”) McGuire, May Carstairs, Jimmy McDermott, Tommy Simpson, Maria MacKenzie [Blantyre]

Month’s Mind James Parks,

Special Remembrance Cathie Rafferty

Anniversaries Jim Carberry, Mary Miller (1st), Jim Carberry, George Curtis (senior), George Brady, William (Wumby) Livingstone, Joseph (Weir) Livingstone, Anne Morrison, Rev Fr Peter Clinton, John Macdonald, Archie Malone, Sandy Little, Mrs Hannah (born McCarroll) Caffrey, Tommy Mitchell, John Higney, Edwin Curtis, Robert Clinton, Fleming Differ, Madge McGuire, Annie McKay, Barney Clinton, Bridget Christie, Margaret Brown, William Brown, James McMillan, James Weldon, Matt Weldon

In the Good Company of…

Feast days Monday: St Martin I; Tuesday: St Lydwine; Wednesday: St Hunna; Thursday: St Bernadette Soubirous, St Magnus Ereldsson; Friday: St Donan (Isle of Eigg); Saturday: St Laserian or Molaise; (Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter; Divine Mercy Sunday; Low Sunday [A]).

Act of Spiritual Communion When you are unable to attend Holy Mass please recite the following Act. (You may wish to keep this & recite it each day):

“My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.” by St Alphonsus Liguori

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Holy Cross11th / 12th March 2020

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord [A]Acts 10: 34,37-43; Ps 117, “This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice & are glad.”

1Cor 5: 6-8; Jn 20: 1-9

“The Chapel House”, Holy Cross, Constarry Road, Croy, Crothaidh, G65 9JG Tel: 01236- 822 148

holycross.croy@rcag.org.uk www.holycrosscroy.com and holycrosscroy on & Fairtrade Parish

Clergy: Rev Fr Joseph Sullivan PVG Scheme renewed July 2017

Holy Mass Normally Streamed at 10am each day on Parish Facebook Page or via Parish Website Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Confession in emergency, telephone the Chapel House. Holy Communion, in emergency, telephone the Chapel House. Anointing of the Sick, in emergency, telephone the Chapel House. Hospitals/ Care Homes have their own protocols, follow Instructions of Staff Novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal at Mass on Tuesdays (after streamed Mass) Day Visits the Church building is now closed (by decision of Archbishop) Bulletins & LARGE PRINT Bulletins available at Door of Chapel House, when out for your daily fitness routine. Please bring your own disposable gloves or ring Bell with elbow for parish gloves.

Safeguarding Co-ordinators: A McArthur 07707868421 & P Durkin 0759897660 or email: holycross.croy-psc@rcag.org.uk

Hall Bookings Please note that in the short to middle term the Hall is closed. Otherwise see Website for details, then, email: holycrosshall.croy@rcag.org.uk or Hall Booking Secretary, Tel 07555 983 418, Monday- Thursday between 8-9pm.

SPRED was supposed to visit us next week to celebrate Holy Mass. Obviously this has had to be cancelled. Please keep the friends & members in your prayers. (The Archdiocese plans to have a Collection for SPRED later this year.)

Parish Bulletin is available from door of Chapel House. In addition please consider uplifting a copy of the Children’s Worksheet… Please bring your own disposable gloves or ring Bell with elbow for parish gloves. This would be when you are already out for your “local daily exercise.”

Divine Mercy The Novena will be public or private after Mass (depending on the day). On Divine Mercy Sunday itself, 19th April, Devotions will be streamed from 4.45pm.

Flourish Due to the coronavirus pandemic the April edition of Flourish is not being printed and is available in digital form only. You can read selected stories online or download a PDF of the whole paper. Visit http://www.flourishnewspaper.co.uk

Finance Last weekend we received £105 (£10 of which was Gift Aided) for Sick & Retired Clergy. Well done those who are willing & able to keep Holy Cross afloat financially! This weekend (Easter) there is no Second Collection but the Easter Quarterly Collection is now due. When you are out for your daily fitness routine you could hand in to, or put through letter box of, the Chapel House an envelope with “Parish Collection” on it. At this time of crisis, the parish particularly appreciates those who support this parish financially through Standing Order etc. Income is lower than normal for you in your household & also here as a Parish.

SCIAF Boxes please leave at door of Chapel House when you are already out for your “local daily exercise.”

Easter Eggs for our fine Altar Servers. If you have not already received one, you may uplift at door of Chapel House. When you are out for your daily fitness routine, please ring the door- bell with your elbow to ask. Otherwise Fr Joe will have to eat them…! If possible bring your own disposable

gloves.

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Holy Saturday (11th April) 10am Morning Prayer of the Church Novena to the Divine Mercy may continue privately Easter Vigil 8.30pm Archbishop asks us to join him “ s t r e a m e d ” f r o m t h e C a t h e d r a l . Vi s i t www.catherdralg1.org

Easter Sunday (12th April) 10am Easter Morning Mass (Alleluia) Novena to the Divine Mercy may continue privately

Holy Water fresh Holy Water will be blessed at Easter Sunday Morning Mass. It will be available when the restrictions are cancelled. In the meantime please hold on to any “old” Holy Water… and pour into the earth when the situation returns to “normal.”

Live Mass normally at 10am each morning on Parish Facebook Page. It’s also possible to access it via the Parish’s Website WITHOUT joining Facebook. That is go to www.holycrosscroy.com and click on Facebook there. Well done those who are making this possible!

Sistine Chapel For a Virtual Tour visit http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/tour-virtuale.html#lnav_explore

Corpus Christi Procession North Lanarkshire Council replies to the Request for the Procession “…given the current restrictions in place surrounding Covid-19, together with a request that has been received from Police Scotland… should not now proceed… For your information, all other public processions up to 8th August 2020…” are also “cancelled.”

Morning Prayer by Young People of the Archdiocese is at 8.45am each morning. Visit Facebook, rcag youth. Search ‘RCAG Youth’ on Instagram, Facebook and on YouTube by following this link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxLftBw5I5W-Khbxzs18CQ

“Magnificat” To help follow the Mass, daily prayers, reading, etc. at home, and also keep up with the weekly church news free access to Magnificat online is offered, and for those who would like the Print Edition there is a special one-off 4-month subscription to Magnificat and/or a 3- month subscription to The Catholic Herald. They can only be ordered by telephoning Margaret on 020 7448 3607 or Paul on 020 7448 3618 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Happy Complaint of the Week The Broadband Technician said: “There are so many people on this street (of Croy) accessing the Parish’s Morning Mass at the same time, that the system can’t cope.”

Statistic of the Week The Traditional Stations of the Cross (over the past fortnight) reached 3,618 people and received over 3,100 Views.